A Shimmer of Hummingbirds
A Birder Murder Mystery
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4.9 • 8 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Book 4 in Steve Burrows’s gripping Birder Murder mystery series
Chief Inspector Domenic Jejeune hopes an overseas birding trip will hold some clues to solving his fugitive brother’s manslaughter case. Meanwhile, in Jejeune’s absence his long-time nemesis has been drafted in as cover to investigate an accountant’s murder. And unfortunately Marvin Laraby proves just a bit too effective in showing how an investigation should be handled.
With the manslaughter case poised to claim another victim, Jejeune learns an accident back home in Britain involving his girlfriend, Lindy, is much more than it seems. Lindy is in grave danger, and she needs Jejeune. Soon, he is faced with a further dilemma. He can speak up on a secret he has discovered relating to Laraby’s case, knowing it will cost his job on the north Norfolk coast he loves. Or he can stay silent, and let a killer escape justice. Turns out that sometimes the wrong choice is the only one there is.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Two cases propel Burrows's riveting fourth Birder Murder mystery (after 2016's A Cast of Falcons). Chief Insp. Domenic Jejeune travels from Saltmarsh in Norfolk, England, to Bogata, Colombia, ostensibly for a birding tour, but his real purpose is to gather information to exonerate his brother, a fugitive sought by the Colombian authorities for criminal responsibility in the deaths of four people. Meanwhile, Domenic's superior, Det. Chief Supt. Colleen Shepherd, brings in Det. Insp. Marvin Laraby, his nemesis from his former job, to lead the investigation into the murder of Erin Dawes, found smothered with a pillow in her cottage in the wake of an apparent burglary. After Domemic returns to Saltmarsh, Shepherd assigns him to the Dawes case with strict orders to use only evidence that backs up Laraby's findings. Nevertheless, suspecting that the police have the wrong man in custody and knowing he's jeopardizing his position by defying Shepherd's orders, Domenic sets out to catch the real killer. Burrows keeps the tension high all the way to the chilling climax. Bird lovers will enjoy the avian lore.
